Where does “passyf” come from?
passyf (Middle English) comes from French passif, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “passyf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | passif | the passive voice; liability; passive |
| 2 | Latin | passivus | subject to passion or emotion; passive |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |